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Filter: Creator Name of McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964
| Date: | 07 24 1934 |
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| Description: | Pennsylvania oil company gas station at the corner of 2 North Park and Regent Streets in the Greenbush neighborhood. |
| Date: | 01 08 1946 |
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| Description: | 300 block of East Wilson Street looking southwest down the center of East Wilson Street from South Hancock Street intersection, taken at site of Reynolds B... |
| Date: | 01 17 1927 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of cars lining up at Pennco filling (gas) station at the corner of State and Gorham Streets to get free crankcase draining and "Oak" Motor Oi... |
| Date: | 11 20 1927 |
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| Description: | Oriental rug business owned by Solomon Gulessarian at 319 State Street. The Palace Barber Shop is next door on the right. |
| Date: | 05 20 1930 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the Fox Strand Theatre on Mifflin Street, with the marquee advertising the "The Arizona Kid." |
| Date: | 09 17 1931 |
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| Description: | East Wilson Street, looking east from the King and Butler Streets intersection, with Rubin's Furniture at 302 East Wilson Street, Fitzgerald Electric at 30... |
| Date: | 07 24 1934 |
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| Description: | Looking south from railroad viaduct toward Greenbush. View is down newly widened and paved Park Street. The Roman Tavern, 46 North Park Street and Automobi... |
| Date: | 01 08 1946 |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk along East Wilson Street at the corner of the South Hancock intersection looking toward the West Wilson Street-King Street intersection.... |
| Date: | 06 20 1944 |
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| Description: | Ace Buick Company sales and service garage, 16 N. Fairchild Street, with Gardner's Purity Bread and Coca-Cola billboards on the side of the building. Autom... |
| Date: | 11 12 1936 |
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| Description: | Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking east at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Included in ... |
| Date: | 08 09 1933 |
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| Description: | "Madison Welding" NRA (National Recovery Administration) sign painted on the side of a building, possibly on the side of Madison Welding at 9 N. Ingersoll ... |
| Date: | 02 13 1932 |
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| Description: | A man stands with an Automotive Electric Company truck in front of a Delco Battery billboard. |
| Date: | 06 30 1931 |
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| Description: | Ray's Barbecue and Standard Oil Gas Station, on the Oregon Road (just beyond the French Village which was located at 2323 S. Park Street). |
| Date: | 02 16 1931 |
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| Description: | Farm Utilities Company, located at 124 S. Butler Street. (A Trachte building.) |
| Date: | 01 06 1931 |
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| Description: | A man stands at a safety zone in the middle of West Mifflin Street between lanes of traffic at the corner of State Street and N. Carroll Street, waiting to... |
| Date: | 05 21 1930 |
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| Description: | Strand Theater, with marquee advertising Warner Baxter and Carol Lombard in "The Arizona Kid," and Collyer's Pharmacy, Kinney Shoes, and a Heinz billboard. |
| Date: | 05 24 1930 |
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| Description: | Sears Roebuck and Company store, 313-315 State Street, and The Vim sporting goods store, 317 State Street, with a sign painted on the side of its building. |
| Date: | 05 19 1930 |
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| Description: | Johnson Oil Refining Company billboard. "20 years of quality ... time tells!" Featuring Father Time holding an hourglass in the center of the logo for "Joh... |
| Date: | 05 19 1930 |
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| Description: | Johnson Oil Refining Company billboard. "Dependable refiners ... time tells!" Featuring 2 different logos for "Johnson Gasolene, Time Tells": the one on th... |
| Date: | 08 27 1929 |
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| Description: | Conklin and Sons oil station at 655 W. Washington Avenue. A billboard on the side of building says "Sinclair HC Gasoline Stops Knocks." Next door on the le... |
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